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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Tadmarton

Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Tadmarton and across Oxfordshire. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.

  • Fat running down the canopy edge
  • Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
  • An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19

Kitchen extract cleaning for sites in Tadmarton

Kitchen extract cleaning in Tadmarton

The ducts are where most of the grease hides. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report and extra access panels can be added. Common call-outs are for stale cooking odours from the system and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract, on plenums and filters, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Tadmarton? We’ve been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.

Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.

In a small place like Tadmarton, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.

The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.

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Place
Tadmarton (OX15)
Wider area
Oxfordshire
Reporting
TR19® certificate and photo report
Price
A fixed price before any work starts
Working hours
When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
Phone
0345 646 2711
Last updated
30 October 2026

What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning

You’ll get a fixed price before any work starts. It takes into account:

  • Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
  • How many systems or sites are involved
  • The condition of the system
  • Parking and loading at the site

What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.

What to send for a quote

There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:

  • Any access panels or hatches you can see
  • The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
  • Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
  • Where the site is and what kind of site it is

To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.

Tadmarton kitchens: local notes

Kitchens in Tadmarton get their food hygiene inspections from Cherwell council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Tadmarton is covered by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.

If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Tadmarton (Broughton Castle is about 1.5 miles east), fitting access panels needs care. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Horton General Hospital is the nearest hospital to Tadmarton, about 4 miles east.

Tadmarton is about 4 miles south-west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Tadmarton or further out, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our area takes in 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small. We also work in Oxford, around 21 miles away.

Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: OX15. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Main Street and Old Glebe and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Swalcliffe (1 mile west), Shutford (2 miles north), Milcombe (2 miles south-east), Burdrop (2 miles west) and Sibford Ferris (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Banbury (4 miles north-east), Bicester (15 miles south-east), Bure Park (14 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (8 miles south-west), Neithrop (3 miles north-east) and Grimsbury (5 miles north-east).

What’s near Tadmarton

We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Lampet Arms. The nearest railway station is Banbury station, about 4.5 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Horton General Hospital (4 miles east) and Broughton Castle (1.5 miles east). For a walk, there’s Crouch Hill and Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool.

Map of Tadmarton © OpenStreetMap contributors

When something else is needed

To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:

  • Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
  • Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
  • Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)

If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.

What the work covers

  • Canopies and hoods
  • Vertical risers
  • Plenums and filters
  • Extract fans
  • Horizontal duct runs
  • Discharge points

How the visit works

We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Tadmarton, let us know and we’ll plan around it.

  1. We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
  2. We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
  3. On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
  4. We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
  5. We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.

How to prepare

  • Move anything stored near the system
  • Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
  • Have your last certificate or report to hand

Getting a quote

If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Tadmarton, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.

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Related advice

Managing agents and facilities teams in Tadmarton

Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.

From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.

When to call us in Tadmarton

In Tadmarton, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.

Look out for any of the following:

  • A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
  • Fat running down the canopy edge
  • A kitchen taken over without any extract records
  • Stale cooking odours from the system

Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Nicholas or anywhere around Tadmarton, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.

What your quote should include

  • Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
  • What records you will receive afterwards
  • What hours they’ll be on site
  • Whether they’re fully insured

Choosing a duct cleaning contractor

Tadmarton: your questions answered

Can you get to a site in Tadmarton?

Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Tadmarton is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.

Can the work in Tadmarton be done at night or at weekends?

Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.

Do you have a 24/7 line?

Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.

Do you offer maintenance contracts?

Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.

Is there a survey before the work?

Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.

What if parts of the system cannot be reached?

We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.

What types of premises do you cover?

We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.

Which parts of the extract do you clean?

Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Where there are not enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.

Different parts, different methods

Schools, hospitals and care homes

Even a kitchen that cooks only a few hours a day needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. Holidays make it simple to schedule.

Extract fan and discharge

Attenuators, where fitted, can soak up grease and need attention. We clean what can be reached and note anything that cannot.

What happens if it’s left?

Grease that is left only gets thicker. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean straight away. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. In a place like Tadmarton, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.

One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.

What you get with us

  • We diagnose before we treat
  • Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
  • Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
  • CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001

Read our cost guide or our accreditations.

BESCA Vent Hygiene EliteMember, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
CHAS · SafeContractorISO 9001 and fully insured
Certificate and photo reportWith every clean
24/7 emergency calloutEvenings, nights and weekends
Since 2009South East England and London